Rate My Professor Kim Maund

Associate Professor Kim Maund serves as the Associate Dean of Education for the College of Engineering, Science and Environment at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She earned her PhD from the University of Newcastle, Master of Building Surveying and Master of Applied Science (Environmental Health) from the University of Western Sydney, Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of New England, Bachelor of Science from the University of Tasmania, Graduate Certificate in Building & Planning from the University of South Australia, and Diploma of Project Management from the University of New England. In her career at the University of Newcastle, she previously held positions as Deputy Head of School (Teaching & Learning) in the School of Architecture and Built Environment from 2021 to 2024, Head of Discipline for Construction Management from 2015 to 2021, Acting SABE Research Director in 2018, and various faculty and university committee roles including member of the Academic Senate from 2016 to 2018 and Faculty Board Member from 2016 to 2020. Maund chairs the College Teaching and Learning Committee and serves on the University Teaching and Learning Committee, Program and Course Approval Committee, and Education Quality Enhancement Sub-Group. She is actively involved with the Australian Institute of Building Surveying as a Fellow, Accredited Academic, member of the National Education Specialist Advisory Committee since 2017, and National Accreditation Panel since 2019. Additional roles include the Newcastle Development Control Plan Committee since 2023 and Society for Fire Safety membership since 2008. She received the Women in Research Fellowship in 2017.

Maund's research focuses on policy for resilience, investigating the role of planning and building regulations in disaster risk management, including bushfires, flooding, heat waves, and support for vulnerable populations. Her national projects address land use planning to prevent bushfire devastation and heat wave preparedness, while international efforts target South Asia (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal), Maldives, and Bhutan to map policy systems and enhance community capacity. She also examines policies for affordable housing and net-zero carbon buildings, contributing to the Australia-India Zero-Carbon Construction Network. Key publications include the book Disaster Resilience in South Asia: Tackling the Odds in the Sub-Continental Fringes (2020, co-authored with I. Ahmed and T. Gajendran); chapters such as Key Issues Impacting Recruitment and Career Progression of Women (2025) and Empowering Future Sustainability Leaders: Design Competitions as Learning Instruments (2025); and articles including Land use planning: An opportunity to avert devastation from bushfires (2022), The role of social media in community natural hazards communication (2026), and How the past influences the future: flood risk perception in informal settlements (2022). Her work has garnered 894 citations on ResearchGate.